New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-10
THE MEXICAN CONsUL-GENERALsH
MR.. PORCH MAKES A VIGOROUS sTATEMENT-THE
sEDGwICK AFFAIR.

MR.. PORCH MAKES VIGOROUS sTATEMENT-THE
sEDGwICK AFFAIR.
fnY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUyEI
CITY OF MEXICO, Feb. 0.-"The Two Republics
newspaper published the ollo wing this morning;
"A telegram published this .ning from Washing
ton stating that the name OF +. c. More, as United
States ConsnlGenera to this city, had been sent TO
the Senate, confirms the rumor OF Consu-General
porchs removal and chronicles the downfall! OF
another OF Uncle Sans servants for doing his pain
duty Mr.. Porch was seen by reporter and shown
the telegram Well he said. j have been expect
ing this for time. This is the first that have
heard of my ccessors name having actually been
sent in, but that action OF this kind would be
taken l have known, or at any rate supposed for
some days
Wha: led you TO think sor
"'The first positive information ] had was two
weeks ago. OF cOurse, previous TO that time, had
heard rumors but nothing more. i then received "a
letter from Senators Vest and Cockrell OF my State
saving that Secretary Bayard had told them he would
remove me account Of my action on tie occasion
OF Mr.. Sedgwicks visit to this city, The letter con-
timed that II 1 wanted to resign could do 20, the
resignation to take eisct Apr1 i; Inc next day
full and open account OF the whole business did not
feel that in justice to myself and my friends conld
resign. ! had done nothing but what considered and
still consider duty. To resign would have placed
under cloud, 30 wrote giving fulI expression to
the disgracetul affair. After this | heard nothing
further until last Friday, when Minister Manning
called with telegram be had received from
Secretary Bayard instructing him TO ascertain II my
resignation bad been forwarded yet. told Minister
Manning that knew reason why should resign !;
there were charges against that knew of. and
most certainly would not resign unless some good
cause for doing could be shown me. a day or two
afterward Mr. Manning called again with telegram
from Secretary Bayard instrncling Mr.. Manning TO
inform that the President desired my res gnatIon
by telegraph. again emphatcay refused The
nomination OF NY successor is the result which, ~
stated before expected. You this l. the only
thing tbey could do ~ the President can neither re-
move nor suspend while the Senate ia IN session.
- What are you going TO do in the matter
q Fight. fight to the bitter end. have been nm
Justly not TO say outrageously, dealt with and do
not propose calmly to submit Secretary Bayard has
heard ONLY one side of the story and has refused to
listen to the other Mr.. Sedgwick had the Secretnrys
ear, of course, and told him, az he told everybody
else, that the story OF debauch an outrageous
lie. that ! had lent my aid to formulate. iele-
graphed Secretary Bnyard Offering TO give reasons for
nv course In the matter, and show him causes which
not only justified my action but dictated 1t, aud
offered 10 prove all my charges against Sedgwck by
undeniabe evidence Mr. Bayard's only answer IL n
request, through third party, for my resignation.
He never gave me a chance, aud now propose 10
give myself chance'by publishing my cas-. to the
word. and allowing the public to judge OF the just
ness OF my cause. Everything in connection with the
case will be made public. Everything will 81 ow Sedg-
wick up through The unmpoachabe evidence OF ,ad-
ing residents OF Mexico, Americans and Mexicans.'"